Workshop Fall 2022 Film Screening “The Mundane and the Uncanny”

Title: Leave it tomorrow / 明天再說

Film Description:

The film, Leave it Tomorrow tells the story of a world where careers are determined by an ‘omniscient god.’ The heroine and her friends are dissatisfied with their assigned jobs and rebel against their fate. The film uses hyperbole and silly humorous expressions to explore the problem of ‘hollow disease’ that many young people face. These young people lack the values that support their sense of meaning and existence, and feel very confused about their lives and don’t know what they are going to do. In this film, the ‘omniscient god’ symbolizes invisible social norms and pressures. With the encouragement of her friends, our heroine finally decides to confront the “omniscient god” and set out to find meaning and value in her life.

《明天再說》主要講述了在一個職業被「全知神」決定的世界裏，女主人公與朋友們對被分配的工作不滿，一起反抗命運的故事。本片用誇張和無厘頭的方式，探討了許多年輕人面臨的「空心病」的問題。這些年輕人缺乏支撐意義感和存在感的價值觀，對生活感到十分迷茫，不懂自己將要做什麼。在本片中，真神象徵著無形的社會準則與壓力。女主人公在朋友的鼓勵下，最終決定與真神對抗，出發去尋找自己人生的意義和價值。

Title: XXIII / 廿三

Film Description:

Cloud Intelligence Company is committed to developing memory delivery services in the new world. No.23, a robot memory-courier, encounters special customers when delivering their memories. Therefore, No.23 begins to feel gradually that he has ‘human emotions.’ One day, an unintentional encounter leads him to discover an astonishing truth…

在一個新世界，雲端智能公司致力於開發記憶派送服務。機械人寄憶員廿三在派送回憶快遞的途中，遇上特別的顧客們。並開始覺得自己逐漸擁有了人類所謂的「情感」。無意的相遇令他發現了一個驚人的真相⋯⋯

Title: Tantalus / 坦塔羅斯

Film Description:

Inspired by the Greek mythological figure Tantalus, this story is about a man who wakes up and finds himself trapped in a small dark room with an iron gate. He tries everything to escape from this room until one day, a box appears at the gate.

受到希臘神話坦塔羅斯的啟發，這部電影是關於一個被困在房間裡的男人的故事，在他睡醒後，發現自己被困在一間有著鐵閘門的漆黑小房間裡，在他用盡一切方法嘗試逃離房間無果之後，一個盒子出現了在門口。

Title: The Lumberjack and the Woodpecker / 伐木工與啄木鳥

When the tree falls, the lumberjack and the woodpecker are calling out to each other. Jack is a young man who values his musical dream more than anything but after tremendous changes happen in his life, the cruelty of reality and past mistakes start catching up with him. His so called ‘dreams’ may just be a figment in disguise, covering his neglect and vanity. “Would it be enough if we change, even though it may be too late?” is the question that Jack has been pondering this summer.

當大樹倒下時，伐木工和啄木鳥互相指責對方。浩然是一個把自己的音樂夢，看得比任何事都重要的年輕人。但在經歷一場巨變後，現實的殘酷和過去的錯誤開始追擊他。所謂的夢想，可能只是一個沒被拆穿的假象，掩蓋他的忽略和自負。在這個夏季裡，浩然一直思考一個問題：「或許已經太遲，但若果我們肯改變，那會不會足夠呢？」

Title: Sduck / 鴨溺

What is the best representation of identity? Is it an identity card? Or a favorite hometown dish?
If the prosperous city is attractive enough, will the lifelong hometown fail to be one’s inner sustenance?
A rubber duck goes viral in the city, which becomes the symbol of ‘fitting in’ for Candy, a newcomer to Macau.
A Macau resident that never lives in Macau; a trend that is never taken seriously; a show that never entertains its audience.
To be an outsider who watches the carnival of others, or to be an insider who is immersed in the sea of recognition.

什麼最能夠代表一個人？是一張身份證？還是一道最愛的家鄉菜？
如果繁華的城市足夠迷人，那麼從小到大生活的地方是不是就可以不再是故鄉了？
一場買廢水送小黃鴨的風潮在澳門掀起，女主人公Candy身處其中會發生什麼人生轉折？
一個沒在澳門生活過的澳門人初來乍到，如何慢慢地被物慾與人性所折服……
一場不被當真的鴨子狂熱；一出無人關注的戲劇。
是鬧劇之外的外來人，還是把自己浸沒在「認同」深海裏的局中人？

Title: Stray / 迷逃

Tzu-Cian is a girl whose parents have died and has been bullied by her peers. She isn’t satisfied with life, so she wants to run away from this painful world. One day, she gets a chance to join ‘the World,’ a stress-free place where people only need to do the same thing repeatedly every day. Tzu-Cian meets some nice friends and has an easy, no pressure life in ‘the World;’ however, she also finds out that something is weird in this place. ‘The World’ is not as good as she thought. So, will Tzu-Cian keep staying in this chill and stress-free world, or will she go back to her unsatisfied real life?

主角郭子芊因為缺乏雙親的溫暖、和朋輩不愉快的相處和生活的不如意，令到她很想逃離這個滿是傷痕的世界。偶爾一次機會，阿芊進入到一個沒有煩惱，每天只需要做輕鬆簡單事情的地方 —「世界」。在「世界」裏，她亦認識了非常友善的好朋友，過著每日只需做重複事情的生活，但慢慢她亦發現這個「 世界」的人和事都非常奇怪。那麼阿芊到底會選擇留在輕鬆愉快的「世界」，還是回去過處處碰壁的生活?

Title: He wasn’t you / 迴

Jessica is an ordinary herbal tea shop employee on the surface. Behind the scenes she is also a little-known profession – a professional third party who intervenes in other people’s relationships. She works to make a good excuse for those looking to betray their partners. Jessica mistook Ken for a target at work and gradually falls in love with his charm.

Jessica表面上是一名普通的涼茶店員工，背後卻有著一份鮮為人知的職業－一名介入他人感情關係的專業第三者。她可以為感情背棄者作一個心安理得的藉口。過程中，Jessica在工作中把Ken錯認為目標。漸漸地被他的魅力所吸引…